Chapter 302
Among the so-called expert group going to western Ukraine, there are quite a few people like Vavilov. They have just been released from prison and are still under surveillance by the internal affairs department. Naturally, they cannot consider the problems of their families.
In fact, for Yuri, it is wisest not to interfere in matters like this. But then again, after all, his current position is there. If he chooses to retreat in everything and considers the impact all the time, he will feel aggrieved.
In addition, in terms of authority, the management of prisoners should be the responsibility of his department. Therefore, for Yuri, it is very easy .
Yuri himself was not happy with some of the problems in the Soviet Union. However, out of caution, he never expressed his personal opinions on sensitive issues. This is called "not intervening in other people's affairs". But this matter was obviously something he should deal with. If he continued to ignore it, Yuri would feel really bad.
"Okay, Comrade Obruchev, I will deal with this matter as soon as possible," Yuri nodded after thinking for a while, "Besides that, if the members of the expert group have any other requests, as long as they are not too excessive, I can make arrangements according to the circumstances."
"Thank you, thank you, Comrade Yuri Arkhipovich," Obruchev heard this, stood up from his chair tremblingly, shook Yuri's hand and said, "You have helped us a lot. Apart from this, we have no other requests."
Looking at the old man and Vavilov's grateful expressions, Yuri did not feel happy at all. On the contrary, he felt a little inexplicably sad.
Look at Comrade Vavilov. His brother almost . As a result, he was thrown into prison because of the political struggle. He did not starve to death in the war, but eventually died of starvation in prison. And what about Vavilov himself? He was also implicated.
If we simply talk about positions, Yuri is obviously on the side of the Union of Soviet Socialist Party. After all, he has fought for this country, shed blood, and taken risks. But then again, there are indeed many problems in the Soviet Union today that are worthy of criticism, and that is the over-emphasis on political factors.
Deep down, Yuri hoped that this situation could be reversed and changed, but he knew more clearly that as long as Comrade Stalin was alive, this situation would never improve, so he should place his hopes on Comrade Stalin's successor.
Half an hour later, the train pulled into the recently rebuilt Kiev Central Railway Station. When Yuri got off , before he even stood firmly on his feet, he saw a young woman with long hair standing in front of a platform pillar not far away, looking at him with a smile.
The woman was wearing a military skirt, but was not wearing anything to indicate her rank. She stood there with a faint smile on her face, her snow-white skin glowing lightly under the sunlight.
Yuri stood at the door of the train, his eyes met the woman's. He stared at her for more than ten seconds, then he reached out to take off the military cap on his head, handed it to Kryuchkov who was following him, then opened his arms and walked towards the woman.
The woman bit her lip and walked towards him quickly. As the distance between them got closer, she walked faster and faster, and finally she started to jog. When she reached Yuri, they hugged each other directly, followed by a rather unbridled passionate kiss.
The woman was Angelica, who should be considered Yuri's fiancée. If it weren't for the previous war, the two might have already been married. However, since they broke up in Moscow last time, the number of times they met could be said to be pitifully few.
In fact, before coming to pick up Yuri today, Angelia had mixed feelings, and the reason was simple, because she didn't know what attitude this man had towards her now. This was easy to understand, after all, the current Yuri was completely different from the Yuri back then, what level was he at then, and what level was he at now? To be frank, even her father, in terms of position and level, could not compare with the man in front of her.
Don't talk about feelings or how close the relationship is. Compared with identity and status, these things are irrelevant. For Angelica, such a long time has passed and the other party has never contacted her actively, which has added too much uncertainty to their relationship.
However, judging from today's situation, Angelia felt relieved. She could feel that Yuri still had feelings for her, although she was not sure how much these feelings were, but so what? She didn't care.
Although Angelica had been working in Ukraine for such a long time, she was still able to understand some of the news coming from Moscow. Among them, Yuri's philandering and his decadent private life were obviously not covered up by anyone. To a certain extent, this even became a joke that some people enjoyed talking about.
But to be honest, Angelica didn't care about these at all. She was a woman with her own ideas and had never thought about pursuing so-called love. What she really cared about was Yuri's identity and status, and the support in her career that she could get once she married him.
This man is very important to her, which is what Anjelia has sincerely realized during her time working in Ukraine. In just over a year, Anjelia was transferred from the Moscow Youth League Committee to Kiev. She was promoted very quickly, especially after the full liberation , when Comrade Khrushchev resumed his post as the First Secretary of Ukraine. Now, she is the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of Ukraine, a position that is obviously not commensurate with her age.
But so what? This was personally run by Comrade Khrushchev. Although some people were bound to talk about it, who dared to speak it out loud? And Anjelia knew exactly what was going on.
People either have to be content with being mediocre or be willing to be thick-skinned. It is impossible to have both.
During this period, Anjelia has been paying attention to Yuri's situation. She has seen this man become a member of the People's Commissariat and a deputy People's Commissar of Defense. He is the head of the Executive Bureau of the Disarmament Working Committee and also serves as the Minister of the General Logistics Department of the Soviet Red Army. If the power core of Moscow is regarded as a pyramid, he has exceeded the second echelon and is approaching the first echelon.
Most importantly, this man is still very young, the youngest in the Soviet Union's core power system. No one can guess how far he will go in the core circle of power in this country. Therefore, for Anjelia, such a man is her best spouse. From the perspective of the entire alliance, she can't find a second candidate.
The passionate kiss lasted for a long time. When the two separated, Yuri put his arm around Angelia's slender waist and asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"
"Comrade Nikita Sergeyevich arranged for me to come here," said Anteliya. "It's my job to receive national heroes. What, don't you want to see me?"
"Of course not," Yuri shook his head and smiled, "I just feel a little surprised."
In fact, Yuri didn't have much affection for Anjelia... how should I put it? At least, after not seeing each other for a long time, he rarely thought of this woman, let alone the so-called missing her. However, Yuri felt that he might be an emotionally indifferent person, because he didn't seem to have much nostalgia for the women who had appeared in his life.
Angelica glanced at him. She could tell some truth and some falsehood in the man's words, but she was not interested in being serious about such things.
"Let's go. I've personally arranged a place for you to rest," Anjelia said, holding Yuri's hand. "You can go and rest for a while. Comrade Nikita Sergeyevich will return to Kiev in the afternoon. He specifically asked me to arrange some time for you to be alone together."
"Oh? Isn't he in Kiev?" Yuri asked in surprise.
Before coming to Kiev, he specifically called Khrushchev. At that time, this guy was still in Kiev, but he didn't expect that he was not there now.
Angelica shook her head first, then said, "Recently, large areas of flooding have occurred in Khartava and Dnepropetrovsk. The situation is not good. He went there to inspect."
After hearing her explanation, Yuri couldn't help but frown.
Ukraine occupies a very important position in the Soviet Union. After all, it is the most important grain producing area in the Soviet Union. Especially now that the war has just ended and agriculture in Belarus and the three Baltic countries has not yet been fully restored, Ukraine's position becomes even more important.
Today, the Propyat River basin has not been developed, and the Polesya area is still a complete swamp area with few people. Therefore, in Ukraine, the only important grain-producing areas are the lowlands along the Dnieper River and the lowlands along the Black Sea.
Among these two grain-producing areas, the Khartava and Dnepropetrovsk regions are important components of the low-lying grain-producing areas along the Dnieper River. Once the grain harvest in these two regions fails, the consequences will be quite serious.
Needless to say, Yuri could imagine how troubled Khrushchev was now. According to the task assigned by Moscow this year, the amount of grain that Ukraine needed to hand over was an astonishing number. If this task was not completed , Comrade Khrushchev's career would inevitably be affected. This was beyond doubt.
